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Genesis 41:32

Pharaoh
God's will and calling

30 And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;

31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.

And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Moreover, because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions, the matter has been decreed by God, and He will carry it out shortly.
KJV
And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
WEB
The dream was doubled to Pharaoh, because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
ASV
And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh, it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
DARBY
And as regards the double repetition of the dream to Pharaoh, it is that the thing is established by God, and God will hasten to do it.
BLB
And as for the repeating of the dream to Pharaoh twice—it is because the thing [is] established by God, and God is hastening to do it.
ÅB
Men at drømmen kom to ganger for Farao, det vil si at saken er fast besluttet av Gud, og at Gud vil gjøre det snart.
OTB
Grunnen til at drømmen ble gitt til farao i to former er at saken er fast bestemt av Gud, og Han vil utføre den snart.
B1930
Men at drømmen kom to ganger for Farao, det vil si at saken er fast besluttet av Gud, og at Gud vil gjøre det snart.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Numbers 23:19

    God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

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  • Isaiah 46:10–11

    Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

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  • Isaiah 14:24–27

    The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

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  • 2 Corinthians 13:1

    This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

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  • Matthew 24:35

    Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

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  • 1 Corinthians 2:9

    But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

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  • Revelation 9:15

    And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.

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  • Genesis 37:7

    For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

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